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SMITHVILLE — Angie Cox is celebrating her first anniversary as owner and primary travel advisor of Solasta Travel, a full-service boutique travel agency in the Northland.
LIBERTY — This year’s annual Hillcrest Hope gala, called a Night of Hope at Home, took on a virtual twist due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Through donations, the nonprofit reached 82% of its $90,000 fundraising goal.
Porter's Ace Hardware had a grand opening for its new location in Smithville Marketplace, 15700 Suite D along North U.S. Highway 169, Thursday, Sept. 24. Taking a new twist on ribbon cutting, this ribbon was cut using a chain saw.
CLAY COUNTY — The Missouri Department of Transportation will make the following traffic change as part of a two-year bridge rehabilitation project on the I-435 Bridge over the Missouri River.
KEARNEY — Aldermen in Kearney are considering raising the price of secondary water meters used for irrigation purposes after learning costs for such meters exceeds the current fees assessed to users for the equipment.
Amanda Lubinski
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To support local teachers and show appreciation, local owner-operators of McDonald's Great Plains Co-Op are providing free Thank You Meal breakfasts to teachers now through Sept. 25, a press release states.
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 77-yearold man in good health. At my recent annual physical exam, my physician ordered a Cologuard kit to be sent to me to screen for colorectal disease. I have never had symptoms of disease or problems with any part of my gastrointestinal tract. I had two colonoscopie…
Emily Elyse Pagel graduated from the University of Missouri — Columbia with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree.
The University of Missouri — Columbia announced graduates Kaitlyn Clark with a bachelor’s degree in nursing, Clayton Fordyce with a bachelor’s degree in science in business administration, Matthew Kisling with a bachelor’s degree in science in mechanical engineering, Bryce Lindaman with a Ba…
John Erneste graduated from the University of Missouri — Columbia with a Master of Business Administration degree along with Devin McGuire who graduated with a Bachelor of Science in agricultural systems degree.
Logan Littleton, Rob Schwind, Jadyn Yoder and Sharon Zuercher were listed on the University Kansas Honor Roll for achieving a GPA of 3.5 or higher.
Caleb Wolf was listed on Missouri Southern State University Dean’s List for achieving a GPA of 3.75 or higher.
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SMITHVILLE — Angie Cox is celebrating her first anniversary as owner and primary travel advisor of Solasta Travel, a full-service boutique travel agency in the Northland.
Porter's Ace Hardware had a grand opening for its new location in Smithville Marketplace, 15700 Suite D along North U.S. Highway 169, Thursday, Sept. 24. Taking a new twist on ribbon cutting, this ribbon was cut using a chain saw.
To support local teachers and show appreciation, local owner-operators of McDonald's Great Plains Co-Op are providing free Thank You Meal breakfasts to teachers now through Sept. 25, a press release states.
KEARNEY — As research shows 49% of Americans feel increasingly stressed, frustrated and tense due to the recent coronavirus lockdown, the Kearney Chamber of Commerce has come up with a creative way to help those in the local community get out their frustrations.
The Missouri Department of Economic Development's Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery application cycle is now open. This cycle addresses public infrastructure needs of eligible cities and counties impacted by the presidentially-declared disaster that occurred April 28 to May…
CLAY COUNTY — A deer was rescued by Missouri Department of Conservation agents from Clay and Platte counties after its antlers got stuck in a backyard soccer goal.
LIBERTY — The Liberty Sertoma Club’s annual fundraiser, the Fun Shoot Trapshoot, is coming Thursday, Oct. 1 at the KCTA Public Shooting Park, 6420 NE 176th St., Smithville.
SMITHVILLE — The process began four years and seven months ago, according to Smithville resident Danielle Wilson. Having spearheaded the dog park effort in Smithville, Wison said it all began with efforts to exercise her and a friend’s German shepherds.
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LIBERTY — Liberty North volleyball improves to 10-0 on the season after beating Blue Springs South 3-0 on Tuesday, Sept. 29.
LIBERTY — Liberty North girls tennis took first place at the Liberty North Doubles Invite on Friday, Sept. 25.
LIBERTY — Liberty girls tennis won two of its three duals over the past week. The Blue Jays beat Raymore-Peculiar 7-2 on Sept. 24 and Staley 6-3 on Monday, Sept. 28 before losing to Park Hill 5-4 on Tuesday, Sept. 29.
LIBERTY — Liberty softball rattled off five straight victories to win the 2020 September Slam this weekend at the Capitol Federal Sports Complex of Liberty. The Blue Jays finished off the tournament with a 5-1 win over previously unbeaten Grain Valley.
LIBERTY — The Liberty and Kearney volleyball teams entered a match on Monday, Sept. 28 with each team on three-plus game winning streaks. The Blue Jays were able keep their streak going with a 3-1 win over the Bulldogs.
LIBERTY — The William Jewell men's and women's cross country teams opened the season Friday, Sept. 25, at the Great Lakes Valley Conference Triangular. The Cardinals competed in Pod 5, hosted by Truman State, in the first official GLVC action in more than six months.
LIBERTY — William Jewell men's tennis team dropped their home opener by a final of 6-1 on Saturday to Missouri Valley to fall to 0-2 on the year.
This year, the Susan G. Komen breast cancer charitable organization of Kansas and western Missouri struck the word “awareness” from its month-long October efforts known as Breast Cancer Awareness Month, opting to insert the word “action.” This change aims to encourage more women to actively …
LIBERTY — WL Conley celebrated his 100th birthday on Sept. 19. COVID-19 halted any parties or family gatherings, but his family did encourage cards sent to his farm.
CLAY COUNTY — In addition to the Clay County Public Health Center testing site at Pleasant Valley Baptist Church in Liberty, pop-up COVID-19 testing sites will be available in Clay County.
LIBERTY — This year’s annual Hillcrest Hope gala, called a Night of Hope at Home, took on a virtual twist due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Through donations, the nonprofit reached 82% of its $90,000 fundraising goal.
LIBERTY — Bridging the Gap with the City of Liberty Heartland Tree Alliance volunteers are planting free trees in Liberty neighborhoods, according to the city.
LIBERTY — The Liberty Silver Center, 1600 S. Withers Road, has teamed up with Hy-Vee Pharmacy to provide free flu shots to those 60 and older on Wednesday, Oct. 7.
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Even though we are not gathering in a large group, Walk to End Alzheimer’s is happening in Liberty on Saturday, Oct. 10.
Now more than ever, the African proverb, “It takes a village to raise a child” is coming into play as families, schools and the community are becoming more and more creative in nurturing, feeding and educating children while doing their best to them healthy.
Kellie Houx
Southwest Editor
Theft of Trump/Pence yard signs is occurring across Clay County. We discovered that our sign was taken out of our front yard. After speaking with a representative of the Clay County Republican Women and a volunteer at the Clay County Republican Headquarters, I was told that many people acros…
We have already lost the merit points history might have given us if we had acted promptly to remove obvious reminders of racism kept alive in our public monuments. Removing them is no less right, but only leaders get credit.
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